THE 1930'S
NO DEPRESSION HERE
By Gage McKinney.
This is the astonishing story of how a depressed rural region in the 1920s was unexpectedly transfored after the stock market crash of 1929 into a scene of vibrant activity and record employment. Gold from the richest mining disstricts of California made boom towns of Grass Valley and Nevada City while the rest of America staggered under the burdens of unemployment, financial failure and collapse.
The book illustrates how the misery of the Great Depression was unevenly distributed. It restores a mostly overlooked picture of a unique region once called "the Northern Mines." During the course of the author's research Gage McKinney interviewed dozens of survivors of the terrible thirties, most of whom assured him there was
"no depression here." In fact, many octgenarians speak nostalgically about the "good times" they experienced before World War II.
This is probably the most upbeat account ever written about the Great Depression and every word is true. This is a huge book, 6x9, soft cover, 576 pages, 150 illustrations, just published 2009, $30.00
